Hi there,
I've got an Aspire 1522 Wlmi too, and have had problems with overheating
since shortly after I got it. I managed to kill it after about 11 months
from overheating under both Linux and Windows with any serious CPU
intensive task. It got worse the older the laptop got, and although I
found how to avoid the problem not long after I got it, in the end it
couldnt restore a backup before it switched off, which meant I couldn't
work around it any more.
Although it does mean you can't use the CPU to it's fullest potential,
the two methods for Windows and Linux that keep me going are:
Install RightMark under windows, and force it to 1.1V/800 Mhz.
Under Linux:
modprobe powernow-k8
modprobe cpufreq_powersave
echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
Yeah I know, it'll force your CPU to run at it's slowest speed, but if
you're desperate, then give it a go. There's a package called
cpufrequtils in the repositories and you can edit
/etc/default/cpufrequtils and change the governor to powersave so that
it works on boot (disable powernowd if thats still around with BUM).
James
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laptop overheats when performing CPU intensive tasks.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/22336
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